John Patrick Schmitt

John Patrick Schmitt is the son of William Jude Schmitt and Janet Patricia Hurley, the grandson of William August Schmitt and Marguerite Agatha Brierton, the grandson of John Patrick Hurley, Jr and Margaret Myrtle Kappert, the great grandson of Willian Schmitt and Margaret Dielhl, the great grandson of Harry Joseph Brierton, Sr. and Margaret Jane McAnn, the great grandson of Franz Carl Kappert and Charlotte Schaeffer, the great grandson of John Patrick Hurley, Jr. and Mildred Ellen Ancel, the great great grandson of of Stephen Schmitt and Amelia, the great great grandson of James Paul McAnn and Margaret Kiellian, the great great grandson of James Brierton and Anna Corr, the the great great grandson of Michael Hurley, Sr. and a woman named O'Leary, and the great great grandson of Vladistok Schefshuga and Maria Trost.

He was born in Hempstead, New York, and grew up in Hempstead and West Hempstead, New York, attending St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School and Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York.

After graduating from High School, he attended and graduated from Georgetown University, in Washington, DC, studying Pre-law. After graduating from Georgetown, he attended law school at Fordham University.

While at Georgetown, he met Sylvia Yvonne Picard and they were married while he was in law school. They have 4 children; Emily Picard Schmitt, Patrick William Schmitt, Daniel John Schmitt, and Peter Georges Schmitt.

His professional career began with the Lord, Day and Lord, from which he moved to another New York firm, where he is now a partner.